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KAZAKHSTAN RUSSIA MONGOLIA N. KOR. S. KOR. KYR. PAK. INDIA TAJ. BHU. BANGL. Beijing Lop Nur Nuclear Test Site Jiuquan Fissile Material Production Jinta Fissile Material Production Lanzhou Fissile Material Production Xian Research, Development, & Testing Hanzhong Fissile Material Production Mianyang Area Warhead Production, Research, Development, & Testing Facilities Leshan Area Fissile Material Production Facilities Chinese Nuclear Weapons Complex Facilities with Major Changes Since 2010

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Page 1: Chinese Nuclear Weapons Complex Facilities with Major ......Nuclear-Weapons-Related Research Complex in Mianyang: Home of the China Academy of Engineering Physics (CAEP), China’s

K A Z A KH S TA N

RU S S I A

MONGO L I A

N .

K O R .

S .

K O R .

K Y R .

PA K .

I N D I A

T A J .

BHU.

BANGL.

Beijing

Lop NurNuclear Test Site

JiuquanFissile Material Production

JintaFissile Material Production

LanzhouFissile Material Production Xian

Research, Development, &

Testing

HanzhongFissile Material Production

Mianyang AreaWarhead Production, Research,

Development, & Testing Facilities

Leshan Area Fissile Material

Production Facilities

Chinese Nuclear Weapons Complex Facilities with Major Changes Since 2010

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© 2020, DigitalGlobe

Growth between 2010 and 2018

Growth between 2019 and 2020

Reactor AreaReprocessing Area

Jiuquan Atomic Energy Complex:Facility is capable of extracting plutonium and has

strong ties to nuclear weapons program.

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New research or production areas since 2010 (completed or under construction)© 2020, DigitalGlobe

Nuclear-Weapons-Related Research Complex in Mianyang:Home of the China Academy of Engineering Physics (CAEP), China’s organization

associated with conducting the research, development and testing of nuclear weapons.

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© 2020, DigitalGlobeArea with new reactors or support structures since 2010

Previously-existing reactor

Military Reactor Complex near Leshan:Facility is capable of producing nuclear-weapons-related materials and involved in developing naval nuclear reactors.